Prayers at the Mahabodhi Stupa
January 17, 2018

His Holiness the Dalai Lama comforting elderly Tibetans as he leaves his residence at the Tibetan Temple on his way to the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

Well-wishers waiting to catch a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his way to the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama being escorted around the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

Members of the Monastic community gathered to join in prayers with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama paying respects to the statue of the Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama lighting a lamp as he arrives to join in prayers at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama holding symbolic offerings of the body, speech and mind of the Buddha at the start of prayers at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

Senior Monks reciting prayers along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking some tea during the prayer session at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

A view of His Holiness the Dalai Lama sitting under the outstretched branches of the Bodhi Tree during the prayer session at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

A view of the Mahabodhi Stupa behind the Bodhi Tree during the prayers session with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

His Holiness the Dalai Lama looking up at the Stupa behind the Bodhi Tree during the prayer session at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking a piece of a ritual offering during the prayer session at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting his old friend Richard Gere at the conclusion of the prayer session at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing after the conclusion of the prayers at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer

His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting a group attending the 25th Annual Bokar International Mahamudra Seminar on his return to the Tibetan Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 17, 2018. Photo by Tenzin Choejor